Cuspidor for vehicles



E. KANNOW. CU SPIDOR FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, I921.

Patented. Au". 22, 1922.

INVENTOR. Z: flfl/V/VOW ATTORNEY UNHTEB STATES ELIZABETH KANNOW, 0J5 HINTON, IOWA.

CUSPIDOR FOR VEHICLES.

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Application filed April 15, 1921.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELIZABETH KANNow, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hinton, in the county of Plymouth and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention aims to provide an improved cuspidor for closed vehicles, particularly limousines, sedans and coupes, yet it will be obvious that it may be applied to open cars.

Another object of the invention is the production of an article of this class which is inexpensive in production and readily installed.

These and other objects and advantages are successfully attained in the device hereinafter described, defined in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig, 1 is an enlarged plan of the device, and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

The device consists of an elongated tube, a, having adjacent its upper end a laterally disposed ear, 7, adapted to be secured, to suitable support. The upper end of the tube carries at one side a horizontal plate, 10, which serves as a support and guard for the closure, as will presently appear. The upper end of the tube, a, may be flared, as at 12, if desired, and the plate may also be provided with a flange, 11, if desired, thus adapting it as a tray and stiffening it'as a support for the closure. Below the plate the tube is provided on one side with a slot, 13, and immediately below the slot the tube carries a lateral bearing lug, i l, on which is pivoted an ear, 15, on a closure plate, 16, by means of a screw, 17, extending through said ear, 15, and threaded into the 111 14-, whereby the closure plate may be swung through the said slot to close or open the tube, the side of the tube opposite the slot, 13, being provided with an internal groove, 18, adapted to receive the adjacent edge of the closure plate. The screw, 17, is provided with a boss, 19, to afford a shoulder, which Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1922.

Serial No. 461,726.

may be brought into engagement with the closure plate by turning the screw in the appropriate direction, to prevent rattling or accidental moving of the closure plate, the upper end of the screw being preferably provided with a laterally extending handle, 20. In open position the free side of the closure plate is supported by a suitable spring clip, 21, on the under side of the plate. A distance from the pivoted ear, 15, the closure plate is provided with a second ear, 22, carrying an upwardly projecting controlling member, 23, extending through an arcuate slot, 24, in the plate, 10, concentric with the pivot, 17. The portions of the plate adjacent the slot, 24, are preferably provided with upwardly extending flanges, 25. It will now be clear that the tube may be opened and closed by operation of the controlling member,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A cuspidor comprising a substantially upright tube having a slot in one side thereof, a horizontal supporting plate secured to one side of the tube and positioned above said slot, a closure plate pivoted below said first plate and through the slot to open and close the tube, said first plate having an arcuate slot concentric with the pivot of the closure plate, an operating handle on the closure plate projecting through the arcuate slot, and an element on the under side of the supporting plate to engage and support the free side of the closure plate in open position.

2. A ouspidor comprising a substantially upright tube having a slot in one side thereof, a supporting plate at the side of the tube and above the slot, a closure plate pivoted to swing below the said first plate and through the slot to open and close the tube, said first plate having an arcuate slot, and a. controlling projection on the closure plate operating in the arcuate slot.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of April 1921.

ELIZABETH KANNOW. 

